Where does “air bawah tanah” come from?
air bawah tanah (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.
Ancestry of “air bawah tanah”, step by step
air bawah tanah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian air
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | air | water; a cockfight round which started by... |
| 2 | Malay | air | water; a cockfight round which started by... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | air | water |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | air | water |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | wair | water |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wahiʀ | water |